TOLEDO, Ohio— Toledo senior defensive lineman Nate Childress (Rossford, Ohio) has been named Academic All-District by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).
Childress will now be on the ballot for Academic All-America, which will be announced on Dec. 9. Last season, former Rocket Cody Thompson was named Second-Team Academic All-America, the ninth player in program history to earn that distinction.
An Academic All-MAC honoree in 2018, Childress graduated in May 2019 with a degree in marketing, earning a 3.35 GPA. He is currently pursuing his MBA and holds a 3.67 GPA in graduate school.